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Introduction et Cracovienne in D major, Op 35

Introduction

Like most Polish composers, including Chopin and Młynarski, Zarzycki also wrote pieces in the form of the krakowiak, a fastish 2/4 dance from the Krakow region. It became popular in Vienna as the Krakauer, and in Paris as the Cracovienne. The Introduction et Cracovienne in D major, Op 35, was well liked by violinists in Zarzycki’s own time but amazingly was not recorded until the CD era. The Introduction has a brooding quality, owing to the strong pull of the relative minor key, B minor. In the catchy Cracovienne one can imagine the dancers jumping and stamping to imitate the dainty steps of the horses traditionally kept by denizens of Krakow.

Recordings

In this latest volume of Hyperion’s Romantic Violin Concerto series, we journey to Poland for two concertos by Młynarski and two works for violin and orchestra by Zarzycki (who will be familiar to Romantic Piano Concerto collectors).» More